By Jason Gutierrez The Philippines dismissed calls Friday to invoke a defense treaty with the United States over a highly charged confrontation...

MANILA, Philippines — Certain measures which could help alleviate tensions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) are already being tackled in the Senate,...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines said Friday it has no plan to invoke its mutual defense treaty with the United States after the Chinese...

MANILA, Philippines — Amid China’s increasing aggression in the West Philippine Sea, both the Philippines and China have resolved to de-escalate...

MANILA, Philippines — China’s aggressive behavior near Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea on June 17 is inconsistent with the agreed policy...

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said it hopes that a bilateral consultation mechanism between Filipino officials and...

Philippine President Marcos Ferdinand Jr. praised Filipino navy personnel's "restraint" in a clash with the Chinese coast guard. Beijing and Manila...

The Philippines said Friday it has no plan to invoke its mutual defense treaty with the United States after the Chinese coast guard reportedly rammed,...

MANILA, Philippines—The biggest China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel, dubbed the “monster ship,” left the general vicinity of El Nido, Palawan,...

HIGH-RANKING diplomats from the Philippines and China were at loggerheads on how to defuse the tension in Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea,...